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...cabaret. “Doing your own cabaret is one of the hardest things,” Hill says, comparing performing in musicals to performing in a cabaret. “There’s no one else but you. You engage with the audience—shape a whole evening. If you’re able to do that, stepping into a role that’s prescribed for you on stage is nothing.” Unsure whether or not he wanted to devote his life to the stage, Hill decided against attending a conservatory after high school...
...dining hall.” She added that the council has been working with students at Wellesley, Brown, and Tufts to hold interfaith events on their campuses.“HCIC spearheaded this interfaith initiative and publicized it to other schools, who may choose to use our model to shape their own Interfaith Awareness Weeks,” Syed said. “Over the years, we’ve acquired the resources and manpower to make this a national approach.”A (NON)TRIVIAL PURSUITInterfaith Awareness Week concluded with teams gathering in the Adams Lower Common Room...
...continent. Being rich in minerals, the nation exports copper, platinum, gold and other metals. The workforce too is one of the most educated and talented in the region.Nor is the current crisis indicative of a greater regional trend. Neighboring countries, while not doing great, are still in much better shape than Zimbabwe. For instance, Zambia grew by 6 percent in 2007. Other neighboring countries have shown similar positive growth.Even if the transfer of power does take place smoothly, the new government will have many challenges on its plate. This is the first time there has been a regime change...
...from the waitlist. For the schools, that's not a bad thing. Rather than assign waitlisters a numeric rank and pluck them from the top in order, most schools reassess the whole pool of kids to try to ensure a well-rounded campus. "It's a great way to shape the class and meet our institutional priorities," says Dick Nesbitt, director of admissions at Williams College. "Maybe we could use a few more artists or a few more math or science researchers." Williams waitlisted 1,000 applicants this year for a class of 538 and last year admitted 52 from...
...cash; shareholders have even called for the investment and private-banking units to be split. C. Hoare & Co., meanwhile, with neither an investment-banking unit nor any direct exposure to subprime assets, has seen cash pour in from customers seeking safety. The old tortoise has never looked in better shape...